Mechanosensation Mediates Long‐Range Spatial Decision‐Making in an Aneural Organism (Adv. Mater. 34/2021)

Mechanosensation Mediates Long‐Range Spatial Decision‐Making in an Aneural Organism (Adv. Mater. 34/2021)

Biomechanical Signaling Physarum polycephalum, a slime mold with one cell and no brain, is a remarkable new model for understanding basal cognition. Its living material deforms its own structure to interact with the objects around it. In article number 2008161, Michael Levin and co‐workers show that...

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Veröffentlicht in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2021-08, Vol.33 (34), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser: Murugan, Nirosha J., Kaltman, Daniel H., Jin, Paul H., Chien, Melanie, Martinez, Ramses, Nguyen, Cuong Q., Kane, Anna, Novak, Richard, Ingber, Donald E., Levin, Michael
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Sprache:eng
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basal cognition
decision‐making
information processing
mechanosensing
Physarum polycephalum
stiffness
TRP channel
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Zusammenfassung:Biomechanical Signaling Physarum polycephalum, a slime mold with one cell and no brain, is a remarkable new model for understanding basal cognition. Its living material deforms its own structure to interact with the objects around it. In article number 2008161, Michael Levin and co‐workers show that Physarum senses strain in its substrate, using biomechanical signaling to assess the environment and express its preferences as directional growth decisions.
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.202170263